Night Falls: I Kill Through the Wasteland with My Entries

Chapter 22 The Disappearing Crossbow
After paying, Su Ding stuffed the book into his backpack and left the stall directly.

The stall owner looked at his back as he left, shook his head, picked up the book and continued reading.

At this moment, a somewhat fat middle-aged man walked quickly towards them from a distance.

When he saw the owner of the bookstall, his pace quickened.

"Old Dong, why are you here with me instead of looking after your weapons shop?" The stall owner heard the noise, put down the book, saw the middle-aged man, and asked in surprise.

"Xu Er, I have something to talk to you about." Old Dong pulled the stall owner up and walked into the alley on the side.

The stall owner was dragged away and immediately screamed, "My book, my book..."

"Why are you yelling? No one steals your crappy books even though they're there." Old Dong rolled his eyes at him and pulled him into the alley.

After reaching the alley, he looked around vigilantly.

"Tell me, what do you want from me? I just read the most exciting part of the book." The stall owner looked impatient.

After confirming that no one was around, Old Dong asked quietly, "Xu Er, let me ask you, do you know anything about crossbows?"

"Crossbow?" Hearing Old Dong's words, Xu Er's impatience disappeared, replaced by a cautious look. "Who told you that?"

"I met a man today who asked me if I had any crossbows for sale. I thought the word crossbow was quite familiar, so I came to ask you." Old Dong said in a low voice.

"Crossbow..." Xu Er frowned and said, "I've heard of this thing. It seems to be a weapon that can fire. It should be a kind of gun."

Having said this, he paused and immediately shook his head: "No... No..."

"What's wrong?" Old Dong asked hurriedly.

"If a crossbow is a type of gun, then why did he come to ask you? Guns are banned in the wilderness." Xu Er said with certainty, "So, this crossbow must be a cold weapon..."

As he said this, he thought of something, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he said, "And this crossbow must be a cold weapon that can rival hot weapons. Otherwise, the city would not deliberately erase the information about the crossbow."

Xu Er looked at Lao Dong and said seriously, "If possible, please find that person and ask him specifically. This may be helpful to us."

"Yeah." Old Dong nodded.

"However, you have to be more discreet when looking for someone. Don't let those company dogs find you. And don't be too aggressive, otherwise you may end up making things worse." Xu Er warned.

"Don't worry about this." Old Dong patted his chest and said carelessly.

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On the other side, Su Dingze continued to follow Li Jingan's mother.

At this time, Li Jingan's mother's attitude towards Li Jingan had become increasingly bad because she had failed to sell Li Jingan several times. She beat Li Jingan with a flat stick until her skin was torn and flesh was exposed.

Su Ding looked at Li Jingan's indifferent expression. He no longer knew whether saving her was right or wrong.

Because the other person looked like he didn't want to live anymore.

And these more than ten kilograms of black crystal are enough for a person to live for several months.

"What am I hesitating about?" Su Ding shook his head and put aside all distracting thoughts.

This black crystal was the gift from Li Jingan in return for saving him.

There is no need for return.

As for what Li Jingan will be like in the future, it depends on what she thinks.

"Huh?" At this moment, Su Ding suddenly noticed a person standing not far away.

It was Zhang Kun.

At this time, the other party also saw him and motioned him to come over.

Su Ding understood that the other party had already brought the black crystal.

Then he walked to Zhang Kun.

"What did you buy? It's so heavy?" Zhang Kun asked in confusion when he saw Su Ding struggling to carry his backpack. "Books," Su Ding replied.

"Books?" Zhang Kun frowned when he heard that. "Do you know how to read?"

"I don't know much about it. These books are used to teach people how to read." Su Ding told the truth.

Hearing his words, Zhang Kun shook his head and said, "What's the point of reading? Even people in the city don't read much these days. If you have this time, you might as well think about how to get the black crystal."

Su Ding was stunned when he heard this.

What does it mean that people in the city don’t read much?
"I'll lend you this thirteen kilograms of black crystal. I don't ask you to return it to me quickly. Safety is the most important thing." Before Su Ding could think about it, Zhang Kun interrupted his thoughts.

"Okay." Su Ding nodded.

Then he took the black crystal from the other person's hand.

This thing is so heavy. It is Li Jingan’s life-saving money and also his future debt.

"Are you sure you want to save her?" At this moment, Zhang Kun suddenly said, "I don't think her condition is very good. I'm afraid she'll be useless even if I save her."

"Why not save her? I owe her this." Su Ding replied without hesitation.

He had just thought this matter through, so naturally he would not have any hesitation.

"Haha..." Zhang Kun laughed and said, "I wasn't wrong about you."

After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "Go ahead. If you're any later, it might be too late."

Su Ding nodded and walked towards Li Jingan.

"What's the point of me raising you? It's really better for me to raise you than to raise a dog! At least a dog will wag its tail at me!" Li Jingan's mother pinched Li Jingan's face viciously, and her black nails almost dug into her flesh.

"What are you doing?" At this moment, a scolding voice came.

Hearing the voice, Li Jingan's mother quickly looked over.

When she saw that it was Su Ding, the fear and vigilance in her eyes immediately turned into contempt.

"Oh, I was wondering who it was? It's you!" Li Jing'an's mother sneered and said, "I haven't settled the score with you yet. It was you who took my Jing'an out to scavenge. Now my Jing'an is disabled. What do you say we should do?"

When Li Jingan heard the conversation, her pair of deathly gray eyes moved. When she saw Su Ding, there was a little life in her eyes.

"I haven't heard that you have to be responsible for taking people out to scavenge." Su Ding's expression changed and he said coldly.

After hearing his words, the anger that Li Jingan had just felt disappeared, and her eyes became ashen, like a corpse.

"Then what did you ask me to do just now?" Li Jingan's mother glared at Su Ding viciously, then pinched Li Jingan's face hard. "I'm teaching my daughter a lesson, what's it to you?"

At this time, perhaps because she used more force, her nails scratched Li Jingan's face, and bright red blood flowed out along her nails and dripped onto the ground.

When Li Jingan's mother saw the blood on her hand, she not only did not stop pinching Li Jingan, but she even increased her strength.

There was a hint of excitement in her eyes, and she couldn't help but smile at the corners of her mouth.

The feeling of controlling the fate of other people's lives made her realize the taste of power.

This feeling made her excited and addicted.

"Stop!" Seeing this, Su Ding immediately pretended to be anxious.

"Heh." Li Jingan's mother saw Su Ding's expression and sneered, "Why are you pretending to be so kind? If you really cared about her, you would have bought her for thirty kilograms of black crystal."

"How can a cripple be worth thirty kilograms of black crystal? And his face is scratched. I'm afraid no one would want him even if I give him to others." At this time, a voice came from the crowd.

"Who! Who said that no one wants my daughter!" As soon as these words fell, Li Jingan's mother jumped up and down and started cursing like a cat whose tail was stepped on. If you didn't know the reason, you would think she loved her daughter very much.

Su Ding looked towards the source of the voice and saw Zhang Kun making gestures to him.

The sound just now was made by the other party.

(End of this chapter)